FNUS73 KUNR 211243
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COAL CANYON...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
643 AM MDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2215 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER
80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES WITH MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 25 TO
30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
A STRONGER STORM POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN KARCHUT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110820.COALC.01/UNR